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Tomb of Zeb-un-Nisa, Nawankot
The tomb at Nawankot, Lahore, traditionally of Zeb-un-Nisa: a stripped Mughal brick tomb with rare pietra-dura flooring and a unique pyramidal dome.
About 80 metres west of the tiled gateway at Nawankot, in Lahore, stands the stripped brick core of an undated Mughal tomb. It holds two graves, one perhaps of Zeb-un-Nisa. Its dome is pyramidal and curved outside but hemispherical inside, the only one of its kind in Lahore.
Why go
- ✦Traditionally the tomb of Zeb-un-Nisa
- ✦The only pyramidal dome of its kind in Lahore
- ✦Surviving Shah Jahan-period marble floor
- ✦Beside the tiled Nawankot gateway
History
Patches of the original floor survive: white and black marble with sang-e-badal, of Shah Jahan-period fineness and exactly like the flooring of the verandah at Jahangir's tomb. The tiled gateway at Nawankot, with its two bastions, belongs to the same garden enclosure.
How to Reach
At Nawankot on Multan Road, Lahore, near Chauburji.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to March. Go in the morning, before the old city fills with traffic.
Getting there, At Nawankot on Multan Road, Lahore, near Chauburji.
Allow, About 30 minutes.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Tomb of Zeb-un-Nisa, Nawankot, within 5 km.
